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The Bay Area has a history as a site of innovation and change. With Caffe Trieste as a backdrop, Rick Ayers considers recent shifts in culture and freedom.…

The Bay Area is home to a movement to challenge the money-bail system, which disproportionately impacts community of color, and Lara Bazelon discusses the work of the USF School of Law’s Racial Just…

Noah Borrero discusses the development of ethnic studies programs in California public schools and recent initiatives to bring courses to San Francisco high schools.…

San Francisco jails are now the largest mental health facility in the country. Lisa De La Rue writes about issues with affordable healthcare and the growing population of incarcerated people with ment…

To comply with the California Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Act (FAIR Act), new inclusive textbooks were developed for K-12 instruction. David Donahue discusses the process of implementatio…

Silicon Valley firms have made changes in response to accusations of discrimination and harassment. Green writes about the narrative around individuals and suggests that the focus move to systemic pro…

As the population of California and the Bay Area gets older, issues of high cost of living and transportation makes it difficult for elderly people. Grinshteyn looks at initiatives in the Bay Area to …

From the Muslim ban to the assault on sanctuary cities, to the repeal of DACA,  the Trump administration’s policies on immigration may be the worst in a generation.  Bill Hing outlines the…

California is home to the largest and fastest growing ethnic identity group. Saera Khan contends that multiracial individuals want to be accepted by multiple groups and she argues for understandings o…

Although Silicon Valley has made significant cultural and technological advancements, only 9% of decision-makers at U.S. based venture capital firms are women and only 15% of the U.S venture dollars i…

Many women in leadership emerge from California, but there are still too few women in academic leadership positions. Shirley McGuire considers different pathways that women take to leadership position…

Data science is a growing in popularity. Vijay Mehrotra chronicles the field from its inception in the early days of technology to new and emerging areas in technology and management.…

In the Bay Area, the tension between the need for affordable housing come into conflict with the potential impacts of climate change and sea-level rise. Tanu Sankalia writes about the viability of dev…

San Francisco has enacted numerous policies in its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. Stephanie Siehr outlines current initiatives and the work that still needs to be done to lower greenhouse gas e…

Smoke from the devastating wildfires throughout California greatly impacted air quality, but there also are other unseen pollutants that impact our everyday lives. Christine Yeh explores the hidden da…

Rising rents in San Francisco led to galleries closing and vanishing studio space for artists. John Zarobell explores innovative development of art galleries and studios as a new model for creative sp…

Through Free City, City College covers their college fees and a stipend to pay the cost of books for students, but there are still barriers for marginalized students. Zerquera argues for creative stra…

California is the largest agricultural producer and exporter in America and has been at the forefront of developing organic agricultural methods. Naupaka Zimmerman looks at the impact of soil health o…